How To Make Super Strong and Thin Floating Shelves

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@rikbitter 3 года назад

What separates a new woodworker from a pro is how well they hide their mistakes. I always appreciate when creators leave the mistakes in their videos, how to fix things is nearly as important as how to make things.

@motherfudger6664 Год назад

This. Instant sub for me.

@arc.handyman1905 Год назад

My thoughts exactly.

@MannYgfx 3 года назад

I was legitimately thinking "oh yeah look at this guy with a beautiful workshop just effortlessly making perfect stuff" until disaster struck. I'm so happy you kept it in the video proving this doesn't always work out as first thought out to be, but with a creative approach they're always solvable. Et godt stykke håndverk!

@packetpirate 3 года назад

Used this technique tonight with the threaded rods. Looked pretty good. Then I went to my bedroom on the other side of the wall and realized I drilled all the way through to the bedroom and the threaded rods were poking out. Guess I'm installing a floating shelf in the bedroom, too!

@louisfkoorts5590 3 года назад

😁

@BStreet666 3 года назад

This comment literally made me lol.

@jinolimi 3 года назад

if that rod is long enough and can install another floating shelves from bedroom too?

@DanCampbellend 3 года назад

How many people can say they not only have floating shelves, but cantilever shelves! Just pretend it was deliberate and show them off to people! 😂

@jimgardner5129 3 года назад

Oh no!!!

@Ixglakian 3 года назад

Showing your mistakes and your solutions to them are the most valuable parts of instructional videos!

@LearnUpstairs 3 года назад

These might be the most beautiful shelves I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing that with us Alexandre!

@VIA-studio 3 года назад

Seems like architects like Alexandres content :D

@LearnUpstairs 3 года назад

@@VIA-studio Hey brother! Happy to see you. And for sure, ALCH is an inspiration 🙌

@RobertSmith-di5ll 3 года назад

agreed

@jaimelaoyan2177 3 года назад

@media1981 3 года назад

Cringe. The most beautiful shelf 🤢😂 lmao

@secretwpn 3 года назад

Initial thoughts when you started drilling: doesn't he want to mark the desired depth or something... Few minutes later: ooh, I see😁

@-_Robert_- 3 года назад

Plans sometimes changes during doing something. Finally that is amaizing. Dust collector shelf :-)

@hereiamrakshith 3 года назад

I had the same thought 😅

@trygveevensen171 3 года назад

Yeah, a piece of tape on the drillbit wouldn't have been a bad idea

@Jirk4 3 года назад

But he clearly did mark the depth on the drill bit (very clearly visible around 9:55), it just seems to me he decided to add the chamfer after all was said and done :D

@-_Robert_- 3 года назад

@@Jirk4 but he changed his mind, becouse of nice look of stool.

@charlessharp9 3 года назад

I love the fact that you actually share your mistakes with us, as well. As a beginner word worker, I feel like it's important to realize that everything rarely goes to plan. I love the improvisation of jigs and tricks to help you get the results that you're after

@brubilucoteclado 3 года назад

How in the world you only have 285K subs?? These are the most dynamic and well thought out woodworking videos I've ever seen.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 года назад

My cat would flippin' love those shelves.

@donutninja13 3 года назад

Same

@syXification 3 года назад

And kick all things off xD

@yuiop271 3 года назад

@@syXification thats what shelfes are for 😺

@mlouryn 3 года назад

Good try talking in third person, Snuffles.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 года назад

@@mlouryn Busted!❤️

@SardonyxArray 3 года назад

May I just say that.. Man, you are UNDERAPPRECIATED... The amount of time, effort, and hard work you put into every video. Both on and off screen is immense. It's truly wild. Your talent, skill, perfectionism and charisma knows no bounds. Great job as always. Love your videos. 💕🙏🏾

@Simphome Год назад

wow! I'm really happy with how cheerful this video is.

@mauricioschuster1643 3 года назад

I have absolutely no intention to make these shelves, and yet, I enjoy watching you work. Good job!

@umdmrlbro 3 года назад

Wish I lived somewhere I could get perflectly flat pieces of wood.

@Gebinify 3 года назад

this gonna be top comment in no time

@m.t.6129 3 года назад

Ha ha, great sense of humor! 😁

@m.t.6129 3 года назад

Yah, the trees in his area mostly grow perfectly perpendicular, so it's quite easy to pick the stock...

@VG_ST_D 3 года назад

Or you can invest in some thickness planer! I wish I had that one!

@thingswelike 3 года назад

I wish I lived somewhere where I could find a perfectly flat wall!

@ge2719 3 года назад

aligning 4 rods perfectly spaced, perfectly straight, perfectly in line, with zero mm of tolerance... you mad man.

@maxhouseman3129 3 года назад

I prefer using a laser for such tasks 😅

@sbodi4d 3 года назад

My wife has been wanting floating shelves in our kitchen, and I have been trying to come up with the best way to do it. This looks so much easier than what I was planning. Nice and simple! Thanks for the inspiration. Subscribed...

@str1kerxx Год назад

Ikea has these shelves for over 2 decades now

@arfrunningbear7022 3 года назад

The difference between a good craftsman and a bad craftsman is a good craftsman knows how to fix his mistakes, nice job

@lefto 3 года назад

Good tip for making sure you drill each hole in the shelves at precisely the same depth. Measure the desired length on your drill-bit and wind a piece of paper tape around the bit itself at that exact spot. Once you drill up to that spot you simply stop and you know that each hole has the desired depth. Great looking shelves!

@kirktaylor8144 2 года назад

So fantastic! I love how you use everything from small handtools to super drill press and table saw for this project. Measure twice, cut once! Great video Alexandre, thanks for making it.

@jonnyb2532 Год назад

I love the way you combine modern machinery and super old school techniques when you need to.

@anilmartha9106 Год назад

That chamfering and edge finishing work is master touch. Appreciated.

@kevinthomson6324 2 года назад

The threaded rod idea is amazing for floating shelves! Very strong. You obviously did a good job framing that wall. Anytime I’ve put floating shelves that long on a wall. You could definitely see the waves in the wall due to gaps between the shelf and the wall.

@sveinpedersenguitar 3 года назад

Norwegian krone coming in clutch to make that corner radius!🤙🏻

@ctbauss 3 года назад

I appreciate that you showed your mistakes and way to fix them. It's oftentimes too easy to make a video appear as though everything went perfectly.

@marsgizmo 3 года назад

excellent project Alex! 👌😉 love the videos

@ape337YT 3 года назад

Omg huge fan

@meltarrozatv 3 года назад

more talk than work my goodness

@meltarrozatv 3 года назад

i have done that before i saw yuor video

@InfectedByEli 3 года назад

I really like that 70° bevel on the edge of the shelf, very effective.

@jasonprice4243 3 года назад

Would have been interesting to let the rod stick through then grind it to match the wood bevel to add contrast.

@QueroJogarUmJogo 3 года назад

Yes but I think the idea of those shelves is to make them appear to have no support

@Qu33nB333 3 года назад

I thought it looked cool with the wood plugs sticking out...

@markwilding3828 2 года назад

As a professional fabricator, more than 20 years, I have learned that a craftsman is not someone who never makes mistakes, but someone who knows how to fix them.

@forku5749 3 года назад

Just a side note.When you have thousands of dollars worth of tools you may find that it makes the job easier.Looks great

@jimlad01 3 года назад

They look really great, now I have table saw and drill press envy.

@achappel 3 года назад

sorry about that...

@-_Robert_- 3 года назад

@JIM in my case it's about all workshop :-)

@traewatkins931 3 года назад

I wish this had been posted 2 weeks ago, I just put some floating shelves up and was disappointed in the brackets I used. Using threaded rod is genius ill have to use that on my next set of shelves.

@maxhouseman3129 3 года назад

I promise you, alignment is the key here. You can screw it up very easy. I don't know your skills, so I wish you good luck 😎

@TheTasteOfRegret 3 года назад

Absolutely my thoughts dude. I just used some 1/2 floating shelf brackets that slide into the wood like this, but they are nowhere near sturdy like the all thread. I wish I would have seen this sooner.

@AverageMe 3 года назад

I will never build those, but Ilove watching skilled craftsmen.

@ruthclark9878 3 года назад

Yes this is the best floating shelf video in the world ty for making it so simple

@adamkoehler5747 3 года назад

I'm just proud that I realized he was cutting his chamfer too steep and the rods were gonna poke out before he did it. made me feel smart for once

@tcherkassky 3 года назад

Love how you marked where to drill on the shelves - I personall want to measure as little as possible! lol

@TomLandolt 3 года назад

please never stop making videos. one of my favourite channels and I'dont even know how to work with wood.

@AL-bk7ff 2 года назад

The best Dyi floating thin shelve project I’ve seen yet, and i greatly appreciate showing the mistakes and corrections, that was awesome. A TRUE woodworker 👍👍 Keep up the good work. A lot of respect to you.

@luisantoniobehling4875 3 года назад

The fit of the shelves is great, but not as good as Alexandre's fit. That turtleneck!

@SardonyxArray 3 года назад

Was thinking the same thing. My man's is rocking that turtleneck. For sure. 🙏🏾

@lemon_boy577 3 года назад

now he is doing that side to everything lol

@RubsNL 3 года назад

That 70° edge looks so good though, can't blame him

@ThePropMaker 3 года назад

That edge is now known as the "Chappel Edge" 😍

@phisx333 3 года назад

Im afraid that somehow it will chop someone head of but woth it anyway

@kiefna9447 3 года назад

@@ThePropMaker Are you putting a Chappel on that shelf?

@InfectedByEli 3 года назад

@@kiefna9447 @The Next Project This needs to be a thing

@khaldonkohali 2 года назад

I have seen many floating shelves videos, but these are the best by far.

@roamingdsk4803 3 года назад

Most talkative project ever seen.

@DALILOMODIY 3 года назад

awesome shelves! also congrats on the 200k subs :)

@WNCHSTR 3 года назад

I want these for myself! Its just so minimal and so damn clean to look at. I wish I have my own workshop too and I wish I could drill into my apartment's wall. LOL

@steveholden9139 3 года назад

Love the way we got to see the screw up, the fix was just brilliant! The shelves are a work of art......I have a lot to learn.

@TechiesUnofficial Год назад

I love videos like this where they include their mistakes so we can avoid them.

@BrilliantDesignOnline 3 года назад

14:26 This Old Alexander :-) on you sander. You are just incredibly clever and always upbeat.

@jorisvb 3 года назад

what??

@kostasgnt 3 года назад

@@jorisvb i think it's a reference to a channel called This Old Tony that always alters text while editing to say subscribe and other Little things and its really fun to look for them in his videos. You should check him out

@madmayhem2000 3 года назад

Alex even when you make a mistake, the end result is always amazing. You're one of those channels that has way fewer viewers than you deserve. Look forward to you getting a lot more subs!

@hvacae6904 3 года назад

I can say your video is clear as sunlight...even a layman will understand your instruction

@FlameRobinBand 3 года назад

I've been watching some pretty amazing videos for about 5 hours but this is the first I HAVE to comment on. You are so meticulous and have such amazing attention to detail. This actually blew me away! This is not just carpentry, it's a work of art. Thanks for sharing!

@eyx112 3 года назад

One sound dampening panel is falling. Go with care.

@halsti99 3 года назад

these look great! .. though i'm usually of the mindset of "if you cant hide it, feature it", so i would have probably filled the holes with dark plugs, to make it look like it was intended :P

@somehighlights2851 3 года назад

I've got to give it to you, americans. You make crappy houses/walls, but that makes it so easy to do things like this. Awesome.

@racecrashrepeat 2 года назад

ive been looking for a shelf mounting solution for a long time. First time ive come across your channel. AWESOME work. Love the positive attitude. KEEP IT UP

@bartvandijk668 3 года назад

Can we just appreciate the fact he taped his playbutton

@marcogirotti6361 2 года назад

Everything about this video and especially your work and outcome it’s amazing ! You are the very first one I come across that makes such thin (incredibly beautiful) floating shelves !

@hiddenfrance7736 3 года назад

Fast becoming my favourite channel.

@Paul.Douglas 6 месяцев назад

That chamfer makes all the difference in the appearance of your shelves. Excellent!

@modularmagick7654 3 года назад

STOP! You need to move your fence to the other side of the blade when making cuts like that. You're risking a nasty kickback by trapping the offcut between the blade and your sacrificial fence.

@anttilatvala8879 3 года назад

The saw is european style sliding table saw. On the left side is the sliding mechanism and you can not switch the fence to the left. Safest way to do this kind of bevel is to run in through a shaper. - tilting mechanism helps but dedicated cutter will do the same job.

@Shokalk 3 года назад

@@anttilatvala8879 Or having the bottom of the sacrificial fence high enough for the off-cut to be bellow it. Then the off-cut is betwen the blade and air, safe.

@DominusFeles 3 года назад

I think that leaving the wood dowels round could have been a fun design feature 😃

@marinawong9662 2 года назад

You are definitely passionate about your work.

@JaymoJoints 5 месяцев назад

You've got mad skills. All over the world there are crooked shelves put up by viewers who can't drill as straight as you can.

@Cerea1killer 3 года назад

Please, if you're going to drill that far through a stud (deeper than 1 1/4) that you check there is absolutely no wiring. Wiring that is run through the middle of the stud doesn't require a smash plate. Just dont want anyone to make a grave mistake from using this method without checking. Beautiful shelves though!!

@bobwfromtheusa3602 2 года назад

Or plumbing lines too!!

@thebemitroll10 3 года назад

Fler enn meg som så den norske kronen?

@scottsenjo7607 8 месяцев назад

Great level of expertise. Great video.

@gopher66ca 2 года назад

watched a ton of these and this is the first one that is clear, complete and inspires absolute confidence using not over the top techniques and with common tools. Super well photographed and the adapt of plan to apply a fix for a minor slip brings the project to a successful conclusion. Well done and thanks.

@KLaciBoy 3 года назад

"The rods are a little bit too long, so we have to screw ALL of them out and ...." Eastern Europeans: "hold my beer" And by hold my beer I mean: one bottle in the left hand and one angle grinder in the right hand. Like every Sunday morning.

@maxhouseman3129 3 года назад

I thought the same. A few simple cuts, that's it!

@Macatho 3 года назад

@@maxhouseman3129 Except you end up with fine metal dust in your "office" :)

@maxhouseman3129 3 года назад

@@Macatho that's for sure 🤣

@yusufnusrat 3 года назад

i know i am late but plz can anyone tell me what he program he uses to print 3d stuff plzz

@epiendless1128 3 года назад

For design he's mentioned Fusion 360 in the past. I've not see him mention which slicer he uses, but for my own printer I just use the one the printer manufacturer recommended (Cura).

@yusufnusrat 3 года назад

@@epiendless1128 thank you very much. 😀😀

@mkbeatslion1228 Год назад

I ❤ creative minds & you have a creative mind.

@bugsforbunny77 3 года назад

You make it look so easy, great presentation & skills. Out of all the floating shelves I've seen by far this it most beautiful of all of them. Alex thanks for sharing this.

@radry100 3 года назад

How To Make Super Strong and Thin Floating Shelves: Have a dry wall with wood posts

@jeroenritmeester73 3 года назад

I mean, nothings stopping you from doing this in brick

@alexander53 3 года назад

I think that a pretty common thing to have...

@radry100 3 года назад

@@jeroenritmeester73 Have you ever tried drilling a perfectly straight hole into brick? Let alone one that is at least 10cm deep?

@radry100 3 года назад

@@alexander53 Not in europe. We often have metal posts in drywalls or brick and concrete walls.

@BigDan1190 3 года назад

If only he didn't laugh his way through pretty much every sentence. Once you hear it you can't un-hear it.

@aizj16 3 года назад

Yes. It was pretty cringe.

@BigDan1190 3 года назад

@@aizj16 its every video haha

@CJSI-gb2wt 2 года назад

OMG so difficult, you’re an artist

@ronp4018 6 месяцев назад

Skills, old and new. A beautiful table saw AND a hand plane for a picture perfect finish. A perfect combination. Honestly, I wasn't sure how you were going to rectify the hole issue, but, it worked out very nicely. Well done!

@xeudodev 3 года назад

So early that the video was still floating in the draft !

@josephgreen4068 3 года назад

This is one of my favorite shares from a maker, inexpensive and easy

@yosemitebandit Год назад

Love the hand planed details

@garthpjones9619 3 года назад

Love it! Great shelves. I really like the way you work and tackle a project. I learned a few new things about floating shelves. Please go ahead and create more inspiring projects.

@Wiintb 3 года назад

Chamfered corners were the highlight and made this a good job!

@angryzombie8088 3 года назад

Thanks for showing & not hiding the mistakes that you did. Learning to fix the mistake is something extra. Wonderful shelves, never thought of thinning the shelves with an angled cut.

@LJforG 2 года назад

Very nice work. I just completed a set of these myself and they look pretty darn good. I will say I truly appreciate you showing the mistake that you made. I make them all the time and it’s actually one of the funnest parts of the builds is trying to find a way to fix a goofy mistake.

@randmayfield5695 2 года назад

Even if you are an experienced woodworker, there's so much to learn here. The attention to detail makes this channel worth a sub, so I did. Thx.

@sail4819 3 года назад

Beautiful shelves! And an excellent video showing us the build. Thank you!!!

@B.A.Bassangler 2 года назад

Your drill jig is BOMB! Worth the price of admission, in itself.

@SuperMatt2112 2 года назад

Awesome shelves, nice work even with an error, I remember when I was like 9 years old, my father hired a carpenter to do the finish work on the stair case. everyday for about a week after school, I would rush into the house and watch this carpenter work, he was an old timer, one day he asked me,, do you know when you can call yourself a carpenter? I said I don't know and re replied. when you can cover up your own mistake and no one knows the difference... BAM, I have always remembered that. He was fascinating to watch work as a kid, everything he did was done by hand, all that fine work on the spindles and railings and the fine tuning, so cool, today, I am a wood worker myself and I still learn new tricks every day. I love it. Thanks for the great project, I love the look of the thinner shelves it's looks so sleek

@mountainhike100 3 года назад

Found this video just in time. Already have the wood and was about to do the same with 3/4 oak. Was thinking of rebar, but I think I like your threaded rod better, plus I have lots of it. Thanks for your video.

@gossip_2023 2 года назад

Normally it’s impossible we can have that much professional tools and cutting machines. But we still can enjoy your video to watching you make great job 👏

@radicalpaddyo 3 года назад

Showing mistakes made and how to fix them is so valuable; thank you!

@FrodoMcNuggets 3 года назад

I hit subscribe when you pulled out the hand planer

@two_inspire 2 года назад

This is brilliant, love the little chamfer on the shelves and that small radius. Really makes the shelves look nice and clean.

@wd1898 2 года назад

Great instructive video! I especially appreciate how you repaired the unplanned mistake with the holes. I learned a LOT. Thanks.

@jimgardner5129 3 года назад

Thank you for this outstanding video. Your shelves are beautiful - excellent job! You make it look so easy.

@JustinShaedo 3 года назад

I kept waiting for the *router* to come out for those chamfered edges. Great result doing it by hand!

@WhatBadGod 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for leaving that error in the video. It gave me so much reassurance that, while I will certainly fail cataclysmically, it's common and fixable with time and ingenuity.

@TrippedCoasty 6 месяцев назад

Long time viewer, first time caller here. Always been a big fan of this channel! I'm planning on taking this project on for my living room and was wondering if you have any thoughts as to max depth and weight for it? I'd be looking to do a shelf that's 12" deep, and want to put a few bookshelf speakers on it. Wondering if you think this would be too much weight for the setup... I love the style of this one with it's thinner shelves, compared to a lot of 2" thick options out there.

@beardjuice9959 2 года назад

The enthusiasm is awesome. I love watching people that genuinely appear to enjoy what they're making a video of. When you put your shelves up and you jump for joy and got excited that they fit and looked so nice, that was pure awesomeness. Keep it up.

@chrisbeausoleil8539 2 года назад

You said it man. People like Alex make the best shop teachers

@chad10006 2 года назад

This guy is like if Peewee Herman was Swedish. Subscribed.

@PoradoWeara 3 года назад

really nice finish on those shelves

@Joestacemazjojo Год назад

Great looking shelves. That extra effort made a big difference

@unclerobbieslug 3 года назад

nice, i really enjoy that you made a very small mistake and showed it and fixed it.

@ChavezDIY Год назад

Wow, these are the best floating shelves I have seen on youtube thus far! Thank you for leaving in the mistakes so that we can learn from that too. I'm in love with these shelves =)